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By C. Staniland Wake The existence of a connection between the language of the Malagasy and that of the Malays is so evident that all matters relating to the latter people are of importance, as bearing on the question of the origin of the natives of Madagascar. The Malays would seem to be first mentioned in the Chinese ...

The MelayuOnline.com one-day cultural journey in West Kalimantan ended in Alwatzikhoebillah Palace, Sambas. Previously, MelayuOnline.com had visited two other Malay palaces; those were Kadriah Palace in Pontianak and Amantubillah Palace in Mempawah. Based on study conducted by History Study Center of West Kalimantan in 2000, there were 40 ...

By: Md. Salleh YaaparThe term Melayu is ancient and was first noted by Ptolemy as early as the second century CA. In current, everyday usage a Malay is someone who speaks the Malay language, practices Malay customs, and in most cases, follows the Muslim faith. The term, however, is more complex and elusive than what is usually ...

By: Tricia Yeoh Last week, the Conference of Rulers issued a much-publicised statement. The statement reiterated the special position of the Malay rulers, Islam, the Malay language, and the genuine interests of other communities as enshrined in the Federal Constitution. The rulers reminded Malaysians that it is not proper to dispute the ...

In a certain way Sumbawa is the most western island of eastern Indonesia. It is -travelling from west to east- the first island that isn‘t directly influenced by the hinduist cultures from Jawa and Bali. On this mainly islamic island, adat still is an important factor.Sumbawa consists of two different parts: Sumbawa Besar in the ...

Unfortunately, the crews of MelayuOnline.com only got a day to observe the entire remain traces of Malay history in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. On Thursday February 21st, 2008, MelayuOnline.com crews had a meeting with some West Kalimatan Malay figures in Majelis Adat Budaya Melayu-MABM (Malay Adat and Cultural Assembly) then ...

When the sun was going to set at 5.48 p.m., the crews of MelayuOnline.com went inside the Kadriah Palace, which is surrounded by the inhabitants‘ houses. The halcyon atmosphere, where the only four people visiting the location and the inhabitants were enjoying their spare time, was the first impression of MelayuOnline.com crews when entering ...

Indonesian provinces having Malay cultural background, such as West Kalimantan and Riau, and other foreign countries such as Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam are working hard doing efforts to be the centre of Malay culture. Though the arrangement cannot be separated from economic and political interests, it is good news knowing the awareness of ...

By Bambang Budi Utomo “every water around, between and with which connects islands or parts of the islands belonged to the land of Republic of Indonesia, without seeing the wide or total area, is natural part of the land of Republic of Indonesia and thus is part of national water under absolute sovereignty of Republic of ...

By Bambang Budi UtomoThere are just few archipelagic states in the world, and Indonesia is the largest one (1,9 million squares miles) with 17.508 small and large islands. Some of those islands are inhibited and some are not. With the population spread out across the islands varying in nature and environment, it is certain that the people ...

According to the head of MelayuOnline.com, Mahyudin Al Mudra, Malacca is a city which owns abundant Malay cultural heritage. Therefore, on a day when the gentle rain trickled down, MelayuOnline.com‘s crews succeeded their journey to Malacca at 1 p.m. It spent about two hours to reach Malacca from Negeri Sembilan. At 3 p.m., the crews ...

Pasola is the name of a war game tournament played by two groups of selected Sumbanese men. They riding their decorated selected horses fling wooden spears at each other. (The government allows the ritual game to take place, but the spears much the blunt).  Pasola is a traditional ceremony of the Sumbanese held in the way of uniquely ...